Previous                 Philately Goes Bananas                 Next New Caledonia As a collectivity of overseas France, New Caledonia has its banana production counted as part of that of France. Nonetheless, according to ProMusa, New Caledonia deserves recognition as a "hot spot" in terms of biological diversity in the maolis variety of banana. Date of Issue: November 8, 2011 Series: Tropical Fruits Previous                                                Next Return to the Banana Stamps from Around the World Index Page.